006792 Accession Number: 006792

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AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ON LEAVE IN ATHENS TAKE THE ROAD TO THE ACROPOLIS TO GET A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THEIR NEW SURROUNDINGS. THE A.I.F. IN GREECE. MEN OF THE A.I.F., AFTER MONTHS IN THE DESERT, EMBARKED FROM AN EGYPTIAN SEAPORT, WORE LIFEBELTS ON THEIR HAZARDOUS MEDITERRANEAN VOYAGE, AND ARRIVED IN GREECE IN TIME TO SEE SOME OF THE SIGHTS, BEFORE HEROICALLY CARRYING ON THE TRADITIONS OF THE ANZAC BESIDE TROOPS FROM THE MOTHER COUNTRY.

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Accession Number
006792
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c March 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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